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  • El Portal View

    El Portal View: See Merced River Canyon from here

    El Portal View * is a vista point on Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park, that lets you see miles and miles of the Merced River Canyon. An information board here says that on a clear day the view takes you over the Central Valley and all the...
  • Bridges, Mountain House Creek Trail, Mountain House, CA

    Winter Walk: Checking Out Mountain House Creek Trail

    Californian Winters: Pictures from a walk along Mountain House Creek Trail on a clear, late-winter day. A photo tour>>...
  • Sunrise Sky, California

    Driving into a ​winter sunrise

    A winter sunrise from a drive south along Interstate 5 (I-5) in California. Some travel photographs from the road, literally. :D...
  • Grand Canyon -- South Rim

    How Grand is Grand Canyon? See it now, see it here!

    A photo tour of that natural wonder called the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. Follow this itinerary to stop at the best points and make the most of your trip to the grandest canyon....
  • Mori Point, Pacifica, California.

    ‘Mori Point’ at the end of this Trail

    If I were to make a list of kid-friendly hikes in the San Francisco Bay area, Mori Point in Pacifica would easily fall into the top five on it. Here, you have not one but a few great trails varying in difficulty levels. What pushes these trails to the...
  • Burney Falls, Burney CA

    Could Burney Falls be a ‘Natural Wonder?’

    This white cascading beauty in what looks like lush green forests, is Burney Falls in Northern California. McArthur – Burney Falls Memorial State Park — where the waterfall is — calls it the centerpiece of the park. And Theodore Roosevelt is quoted having called it the ‘eighth wonder of the...
  • Windsor Lake, Denver in fall

    Fall Colors around Windsor Lake in Denver

    As we move into the thick of fall, here’s looking back on some fall color from Colorado from a few years ago. These are pictures from Windsor Lake in Denver, Colorado. It was a November day. Some trees had already lost its leaves but there still was a lot of...
  • Yosemite Valley

    Exploring the wonders of high-altitude Yosemite Valley

    Across the valley from where I now live is a mountain range and on its slopes is a natural wonder. A high altitude valley called Yosemite Valley was carved and widened by glacial activity.  The valley is walled by tall intriguing cliffs that were also sculpted by those glaciers....
  • Shasta Caverns

    Shasta Lake Caverns –  A Treasure Trove of Rock Formations

    You’ve seen a lot of rock formations here on Tipsy from the TRIP. From ones crafted by volcanic activity to ones carved by glaciers and ones exposed by wind and water erosion, you’ve seen several. Now you will see rocks weathered by chemicals to form some amazing natural sculptures...
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